Bad Moms Don’t Fake a Smile

By on April 5, 2011 10 Comments
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Remember that stage of life where you seem to be going to five weddings each summer? Wearing horrible bridesmaid dresses at two of them (yeah, right, sure I’ll wear it again)? For many of us, those days are long passed and have since been replaced with equivalent numbers of divorces, separations, couples in therapy, and [...]

From The Basement: The Fight Against Jim

By on October 26, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Denise Kingsley (Pongratz). I dropped the ball again. I married very young. I was in love. In a few short years after the birth of two children, I knew I had outgrown him. I knew I would have nothing if I stayed with him. He was unfaithful to boot. When I decided to [...]

From The Basement: I Wish I Never Married You

By on August 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Anonymous. I’m tired.  I can’t fight this uphill battle another day.  I just don’t have the energy to bridge these gaps anymore. I feel sorry for your crappy upbringing and absentee parents. I know it’s hard to lateral your experience into a connected and loving family life, but people do it every day, [...]

Has Shaquille O’Neal Reached An All Time Bad Dad Low?

By on April 19, 2010 1 Comment
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Sometimes you read celebrity gossip and you just go ugh and say a little prayer that it’s not really true. I kind of really hope that this story isn’t true: Shaquille O’Neal is alleged to have tried to coach his son to deliver death threats to their mom’s new boyfriend. Because, seriously? Using your child [...]